What is Coronavirus? |

Sun, 23 Aug 2020 22:27:20 +0000

In this episode, we discuss the coronavirus with Mandy Bodily-bartrum and Darla Perdue, the two individuals leading the way in protecting the patients of Vibra Healthcare & Ernest Health from the virus. Mandy & Darla provide some background on the coronavirus and address some of the hysteria currently circulating the internet, including:
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-Did coronavirus spread to humans because someone ate a bat?
-Is the coronavirus a plague?
-Has the coronavirus mutated?
-Coronavirus vs. the flu
-Is coronavirus curable?

Mandy Bodily-bartrum, DNP, NPH, RN, CIC, FAPIC is the vice president of infection prevention at Vibra Healthcare.
Darla Perdue, MSN, RN is the chief clinical officer at Vibra Healthcare.

Here’s a list of resources mentioned in the episode:
World Health Organization: QA on coronaviruses (COVID-19): https://www.who.int/news-room/....q-a-detail/q-a-coron
CDC: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): https://www.cdc.gov/coronaviru....s/2019-ncov/index.ht

For more information on infection prevention, how to properly wash your hands, and other important topics, be sure to check out Continuum: A Healthcare Blog at www.vibrahealthcare.com/blog and subscribe to Continuum: A Healthcare Podcast on your favourite platform.